Archive for July, 2012
Food: A Fresh Twist on the Southern Classic, Tomatoes and Okra
Chef Tom’s Food and Cooking Column appears on page 13 of the Ace print edition. Text and Photos by Chef Tom. They took me by surprise. Lined up side by side on an unadorned McMaine Farm table, baskets of gorgeous …
How to Make Your Own Bitters: the Art of the Culinary Cocktail
If you missed Woodford Reserve's Art of the Culinary Cocktails Class, not to worry: we asked Tim Knittel to share some of the cocktail research he undertook while
Podcast: The Dark Knight Rises
by Raj Ranade In honor of the release of The Dark Knight Rises, my friend Fareed Ben-Youssef, a film scholar at UC Berkeley, and I decided to revive an
Meet the Mayor: share a $5M Big Idea with Jim Gray at West Sixth after the Twitter Town Hall
On Wednesday, Lexington Mayor Jim Gray invited citizens to take to their screens for a Twitter Town Hall and a Facebook Forum to crowdsource ideas for Lexington's application
Get Your Degree from Kentucky Fried Chicken by Way of Leicester
BY RL REEVES JR Colonel Harlan Sanders was a larger than life figure in the southeastern Kentucky community where I grew up. He made his way around town
Music City Invading Cosmic Charlie’s This Weekend
This post has been updated with new date information. Two great bands from Music City are invading the Horse Capitol’s favorite mid-size venue this weekend. Up and coming prog-rock
Lexington Mayor Jim Gray to host Twitter and Facebook Town Halls
Mayor Jim Gray invites Lexington citizens to join him in a Social Media Town Hall conversation on Facebook and Twitter, Wednesday, July 25 (11:30 am to 1:30 p.m.and
Food: The Frog Prince. How to Cook Frog Legs and Corn Flan
Chef Tom's Food and Cooking Column appears on page 13 of the Ace print edition. Text and Photos by Chef Tom. As kids, my brother and I spent many
WRFL Tower Sculpture Unveiled
WRFL: the New Tower Sculpture Unveiled (Sculpture by Prof. Garry Bibbs.) by Kakie Urch A turntable B/W the Lexington cityscape. That is the base of WRFL-FM and it is the
Pitchfork 2012: The Ace Weekly Wrap-Up
by Raj Ranade Torrential downpours! Heat strokes! Handlebar mustaches! The Pitchfork Music Festival poses many dangers for press correspondents but myself and photographer Justin Hamlett braved Chicago's Union Park


















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